From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Nov 28 02:20:28 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C42301C09DE for ; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 02:20:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vm.finance2@gmail.com) Received: from mail-io1-xd43.google.com (mail-io1-xd43.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::d43]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 47NhF76b1pz3QWC for ; Thu, 28 Nov 2019 02:20:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vm.finance2@gmail.com) Received: by mail-io1-xd43.google.com with SMTP id z193so27231099iof.1 for ; Wed, 27 Nov 2019 18:20:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=zRW6QVeGxgEt6CXfJ+8UvaCt7BMMkSayNUPiwNefOZ4=; b=hsIqPU0jbr8hfkvxr3nplC1OdaSgYx54GPKRZfEERK7ZGYnLkA8iMx3Git28/HyF2k 6Yo6x6qZS7wplRIrFr9IGCLFNYQa7qSzcKWAE2u2K+P3UNxqoOnJvio4s6YJeUhZrf5s fqh0P88i4W9jlUl7rnQb+2oRzOsGM9gDlyJF01RcIvowKITOAmzvP2As9T8tyEshaqyJ 4WJqz/qOrR7hJ3ErD4W0rPG1LnjlZJg7lNtd/GP8agTdjyOjcJXyfIfoPo8xFa7BlOmz h4pqDRewBPPuanlDjAToJc/mQ+k5czVVgYAJaGDFbNqngJfngserMRN2k7C/ouClUWxB YODw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=zRW6QVeGxgEt6CXfJ+8UvaCt7BMMkSayNUPiwNefOZ4=; b=Za73+t5y3+cNx0jgQCF64tNhUQvRGZycqFFbRbVYrV4r2BVC4w9QcpY55o3Za9R3eE NLBLQxT/NvwTmRDrFzIPZ0ABO7EGO74B2LeWD1T034o5E479U9ufkZ/aBvnps3T0WUKh Udg+ONzNwc7xjnr/kmRt/tP3pJ9Zck8SFs0WckOuVGdbcZxEWxfGPq1kg7u/DKHYBSv0 oaOaBpWCN8uLhL+Sc9c9lxfvHYi6JXtqTquHtNqYgTAOedBHpCjeyBEvHnLkB9EZR2kB bu84IDbmvaJ3tT0Jki2XihusF4Ts5wTSA0PaEE22DRjc7r/9TSVunQ2dNGE65E8QAuGX UPjg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAWdeUo9L3q2AnEzHVjRI3iB5VIF405I+EtDZy+uRwI31M34Rdfn bFvW8TXmR6M1MyOHCw1lNSwi4sWM7S2KzZow0YI= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxEUksMUgI5PMqeORJf6OjSokDskBBwlLlgxjZHWp+cVruR3PXzoX5ft/WEfBoZgqzShyjP2ziPVlJM5qT1wYo= X-Received: by 2002:a02:952c:: with SMTP id y41mr4505477jah.129.1574907626752; Wed, 27 Nov 2019 18:20:26 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <18414268-96b1-6112-2c91-345aea9e7f24@gmail.com> <20191127160215.GA69810@neutralgood.org> <20191127160441.GB69810@neutralgood.org> <30022fe5-800e-0a9a-fff6-8edb0171e153@denninger.net> <5c2c0fe0-93fa-246e-a3ae-05e813e246df@panix.com> In-Reply-To: From: vm finance Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 07:50:17 +0530 Message-ID: Subject: Re: FreeBSD-12.1 on laptop To: Kurt Hackenberg Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 47NhF76b1pz3QWC X-Spamd-Bar: -- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=hsIqPU0j; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of vmfinance2@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::d43 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=vmfinance2@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-3.00 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36:c]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000,0]; IP_SCORE_FREEMAIL(0.00)[]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com.dwl.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[3.4.d.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.4.6.8.4.0.b.8.f.7.0.6.2.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.5.0]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; IP_SCORE(0.00)[ip: (2.14), ipnet: 2607:f8b0::/32(-2.26), asn: 15169(-1.95), country: US(-0.05)]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; TAGGED_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.29 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 02:20:28 -0000 I can't even get to any prompt, except loader prompt. Is there a way to undo the change from loader prompt? Thanks On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 7:47 AM vm finance wrote: > I tried to add > hw.syscons.disable=3D1 > to /boot/loader.conf but it stalls the system during bootup.... > > On Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 5:34 AM Kurt Hackenberg wrote: > >> On 2019-11-27 13:33, vm finance wrote: >> >> > I had to comment out this exact line to get my system to boot >> successfully. >> > I actually have "Pro-level NVIDIA=C2=AE Quadro=C2=AE P500 graphics" on= my P52S >> > Thinkpad. >> > Not sure if 12.1 has native support for this, or do I need to >> > download/build this. >> > >> > Per the discussions on this topic, I think I should stay away from pkg >> > ..drm-kmod >> ... >> >> kld_list=3D"/boot/modules/i915kms.ko" >> ... >> >>> However startx is still failing - same framebuffer error. >> >> All right, a few things are going on. >> >> It's true that to use any drm-kmod on 12.1, you have to compile it, so >> it matches the kernel. (Those packages are compiled for 12.0, and >> something changed in the kernel.) >> >> The framebuffer thing might be this: both versions of the AMD drm-kmod >> (modules amdgpu and radeon) interfere with the EFI framebuffer. This bug >> has not yet been tracked down. You can work around it by shutting off >> the system console during boot, by adding this to /boot/loader.conf: >> hw.syscons.disable=3D1 >> There will be a system console after the drm-kmod driver is loaded and >> takes over. However, this is only a problem with UEFI boot; >> old-fashioned boot doesn't use that EFI framebuffer (I think it uses a >> VGA framebuffer instead). And it's never a problem with the Intel >> drm-kmod (i915kms), no matter how you boot. >> >> But neither of those drivers, Intel or AMD, applies to your Nvidia >> graphics processor. Nvidia writes drivers for their GPUs, but apparently >> does not give out source code, only binaries. I don't know whether >> FreeBSD distributes those binaries. >> >> But it's possible that your laptop computer has two graphics processors. >> Some do, apparently. That happens when the computer uses a main >> processor that has a graphics processor included in the package, and >> also has a separate graphics processor. I don't know why manufacturers >> do that. >> >> But maybe you can get by without any GPU driver, which means not using >> the graphics processor. Instead, graphics is done by software on the >> main processor, which is slower. That may or may not be fast enough. If >> your computer works, runs X and everything, without loading any graphics >> driver, maybe that's OK. >> >> Some documentation: >> https://freebsddesktop.github.io/ >> https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics >> https://github.com/FreeBSDDesktop/kms-drm >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >